It's A Mistake To Confuse

The Most Terrifying Fact About The Universe Not That It Is Hostile But That It Is Indifferent

No Philosophy Based On An Incorrect View Of The Nature Of Man Is Likely To Produce Social Good.

I’ve Never Been Certain Whether The Moral Of The Icarus Story Should Only Be, As Is Generally Accepted, ‘don’t Try To Fly Too High,’ Or Whether It Might Also Be Thought Of As ‘forget The Wax And Feathers, And Do A Better Job On The Wings.

I Think The Big Mistake In Schools Is Trying To Teach Children Anything, And By Using Fear As The Basic Motivation. Fear Of Getting Failing Grades, Fear Of Not Staying With Your Class, Etc. Interest Can Produce Learning On A Scale Compared To Fear As A Nuclear Explosion To A Firecracker.

The Reality Of The Final Moment, Just Before Shooting [the Scene], Is So Powerful That All Previous Analysis Must Yield Before The Impressions You Receive Under These Circumstances, And Unless You Use This Feedback To Your Positive Advantage, Unless You Adjust To It, Adapt To It And Accept The Sometimes Terrifying Weaknesses It Can Expose, You Can Never Realize The Most Out Of Your Film.